General

Gather supplies. I have them all listed on this 8GRD Supply List, every notecard, map, and worksheet.

Construct a realistic schedule. For a realistic estimate on actual reading time required for history. I’ll post mine soon.

English (Easy Grammar Plus)

Read over the text book and syllabus. There is SO MUCH repetition. Also, it’s a 4-day schedule. Decide what you think of that. I’ll post my adaptation soon.

History

Look over the history/religion assignments, overviews, and the books themselves.

Make a plan for history discussion. Read the books! If you can’t read them all, fine, but shoot for over 50%. (I never get around to thisdiscussion, but I’ll share something I found in the “special ed” syllabi. 8GRD kids summarize each chapter in <7 sentences. My kids type it into a google doc. I check it every month or so.)

Print out my timeline assignments. Or make plans of your own. It’s not a simple task and it will catch you both off-guard if you haven’t already got it laid out.

Latin

Music/Art/Poetry

Religion

Look over Story of the Church AND the assignments. Virtues/Vices list 8GRD The Catechism 8GRD format of the book/assignments really threw my kid. Me too for a sec. It kind of reminds me of how P&P didn’t put it’s chapter numbers at the beginning so it was hard to figure out where you were from the assignments. Try reading through the syllabus assignments with the book nearby so at least one of you understands the organization.